Comments on: Obedience Musings http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/2009/01/16/obedience-musings/ Athleticism & Aestheticism Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:21:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Beth http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/2009/01/16/obedience-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Beth Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:38:27 +0000 http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/?p=1229#comment-553 Leslie, I tried to email you but it bounced back... hope you see this comment. No, whippets are not shepherds but they can be good little workers and I do enjoy working with mine! I am not intimately familiar with the training scene in your neck of the woods, and I don't know where you are in MA in relation, but I do know of people in your state who are working with whippets. You might get in touch with Lisa Duffy who lives in western MA, whose website is here: http://www.capawhippets.com. I think she can probably point you towards more local resources! Good luck! -Beth Leslie, I tried to email you but it bounced back… hope you see this comment. No, whippets are not shepherds but they can be good little workers and I do enjoy working with mine! I am not intimately familiar with the training scene in your neck of the woods, and I don’t know where you are in MA in relation, but I do know of people in your state who are working with whippets. You might get in touch with Lisa Duffy who lives in western MA, whose website is here: http://www.capawhippets.com. I think she can probably point you towards more local resources! Good luck! -Beth

]]> By: Leslie-Corsini-Hebert http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/2009/01/16/obedience-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Leslie-Corsini-Hebert Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:04:39 +0000 http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/?p=1229#comment-550 I came across your story and I had to write to you. I have a Whippet that I am working towards my CD. I trained German Shepherds 20 years ago, got busy, gave it up. Got myself a Whippet, I needed a basic class and got hooked again. I have yet to come across anyone else in my area that is doing obedience with a Whippet. Some times I think I'm crazy, he is not a german shepherd! I am doing open and utility with him, he is quick to learn but stubborn! I wish I could find a Whippet club in my area, i'm in mass. c I came across your story and I had to write to you. I have a Whippet that I am working towards my CD. I trained German Shepherds 20 years ago, got busy, gave it up. Got myself a Whippet, I needed a basic class and got hooked again. I have yet to come across anyone else in my area that is doing obedience with a Whippet. Some times I think I’m crazy, he is not a german shepherd! I am doing open and utility with him, he is quick to learn but stubborn! I wish I could find a Whippet club in my area, i’m in mass.

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]]> By: Shannon Phifer http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/2009/01/16/obedience-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Shannon Phifer Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:21:33 +0000 http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/?p=1229#comment-333 That is great!!! While I was teaching several herding classes a week, I found that the last thing I wanted to do was work with my own dogs. Good for you for following your heart :) and I'm sure your dogs are really happy! That is great!!! While I was teaching several herding classes a week, I found that the last thing I wanted to do was work with my own dogs. Good for you for following your heart :) and I’m sure your dogs are really happy!

]]> By: Lisa Duffy http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/2009/01/16/obedience-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Lisa Duffy Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:44:31 +0000 http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/?p=1229#comment-155 It is great that you are getting back into competition obedience with your own dogs. I can relate to your teaching experiences. While I didn't teach as many classes as you did, I did find myself pouring so much into my students that my own dogs didn't get much training. I look forward to following your training adventures and comparing notes. The more Whippets out there the merrier! It is great that you are getting back into competition obedience with your own dogs. I can relate to your teaching experiences. While I didn’t teach as many classes as you did, I did find myself pouring so much into my students that my own dogs didn’t get much training.

I look forward to following your training adventures and comparing notes. The more Whippets out there the merrier!

]]> By: Ginny Palmieri http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/2009/01/16/obedience-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Ginny Palmieri Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:41:25 +0000 http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/?p=1229#comment-109 Yay! Yay for you, and yay yay yay for Ringer. For some reason, this entire post brought tears to my eyes. Maybe it was Owen, and having had the most remote connection to his obedience career by having the two of you here when he competed in the Eastern Regional National. Maybe it was loving Ringer since the moment of his birth, enough to have nearly made you an offer on him. Maybe it was just having walked a similar path. Whatever!! Yay yay yay for you!! Yay! Yay for you, and yay yay yay for Ringer. For some reason, this entire post brought tears to my eyes. Maybe it was Owen, and having had the most remote connection to his obedience career by having the two of you here when he competed in the Eastern Regional National. Maybe it was loving Ringer since the moment of his birth, enough to have nearly made you an offer on him. Maybe it was just having walked a similar path. Whatever!! Yay yay yay for you!!

]]> By: Sue http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/2009/01/16/obedience-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Sue Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:14:21 +0000 http://www.serendipitywhippets.com/?p=1229#comment-108 Congratulations on making the decision to do something for yourself finally! I enjoyed the classes taken from you, but know this will be a really great time for you and your dogs. Sue Congratulations on making the decision to do something for yourself finally! I enjoyed the classes taken from you, but know this will be a really great time for you and your dogs.

Sue

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